Jaime Oikle - Running Restaurants

From Failure to Eight Restaurants: What Dan Simons Learned Building Founding Farmers

Dan Simons, co-founder of Founding Farmers, a farmer-owned restaurant group generating $100 million in annual sales across eight locations, joins Jaime Oikle, show host and RunningRestaurants.com founder.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 26 Aug 2026

From Failure to Eight Restaurants: What Dan Simons Learned Building Founding Farmers

Why Restaurant Employees Stay - and Why They Leave

New data says hourly employees pick local restaurants over corporate chains 5 to 1, once pay is fair. Homebase co-founder Rushi Patel breaks down why, and what it means for how you manage your team.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 19 Aug 2026

Why Restaurant Employees Stay - and Why They Leave

WEBINAR: 30+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

Register Now... In this session Jaime and Roger present a rapid-fire session with immediately actionable ideas to: * Drive business on a slow night(s) * Create Cash Cow items that

By Jaime Oikle

/ 19 Aug 2026

WEBINAR: 30+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

The Sun, Not the Wind: Why Warmth Outperforms Force in Restaurant Leadership and Service

Yelling gets the ticket fixed tonight. It doesn't get you a team that stays, or a guest who comes back. A 2,500-year-old fable, applied to your floor and your front door.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 17 Aug 2026

The Sun, Not the Wind: Why Warmth Outperforms Force in Restaurant Leadership and Service

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

RunningRestaurants.com founder and podcast host Jaime Oikle interviews Darren Spicer, founder of Clutch Coffee Bar and 110 Ventures. Darren shares his journey from working at Dutch Bros at 18

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Aug 2026

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

7 Ways Your Restaurant Is Leaking Profit Every Week (And How to Plug Them)

Your restaurant probably isn't losing money to one big problem, it's leaking it a little at a time. Here are 7 places independent operators should look first, and exactly how to plug each leak.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Aug 2026

7 Ways Your Restaurant Is Leaking Profit Every Week (And How to Plug Them)

8 Ways Your Online Ordering Menu Is Killing Conversions

Your online ordering menu might be costing you! Here are 8 conversion killers hiding in plain sight on independent restaurant ordering menus, and how to fix each one before your next rush.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 10 Aug 2026

8 Ways Your Online Ordering Menu Is Killing Conversions

What Restaurant Employees Really Want in 2026

We welcome back Jordan Boesch, CEO of 7Shifts, to discuss their 2026 report "What Restaurant Employees Want". Key findings reveal that understaffing remains the top employee stressor, great

By Jaime Oikle

/ 6 Aug 2026

What Restaurant Employees Really Want in 2026

8 Ways Your POS Data Can Help Your Restaurant Make Better Decisions

Most restaurant operators are sitting on more data than they realize. This article breaks down eight practical ways independent operators can use their existing POS data to fix pricing, staffing, ordering, and guest retention, with a specific report to pull and a decision rule for each one.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 4 Aug 2026

8 Ways Your POS Data Can Help Your Restaurant Make Better Decisions

6 Ways Your Email List Could Bring Guests Back (And Why Most Restaurants Waste This Asset)

Independent restaurants often spend heavily to attract new guests while ignoring the cheapest retention channel they already own: email. This article breaks down six specific, trackable tactics, that operators can put to work this week to bring lapsed guests back through the door.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 29 Jul 2026

6 Ways Your Email List Could Bring Guests Back (And Why Most Restaurants Waste This Asset)

7 Ways Your Staff Could Sell More Without Being Pushy

Your servers don't need a harder sell, they need a better one. This article breaks down seven specific tactics, from sensory descriptions to timing checkpoints, that help staff suggest more without ever feeling pushy. Includes an operator checklist you can roll out at your next pre-shift meeting.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 27 Jul 2026

7 Ways Your Staff Could Sell More Without Being Pushy

2026 State of the Restaurant Industry Mid-Year Report

Restaurant365 recently released its 2026 State of the Restaurant Industry Mid-Year Report, identifying what it calls the Restaurant Profitability Gap—a measurable difference in business performance between restaurants using

By Jaime Oikle

/ 23 Jul 2026

2026 State of the Restaurant Industry Mid-Year Report